Wholesale electricity prices

Wholesale market prices only. They show what generators were paid, not what households pay. Compare household prices by country.

31 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated Aug 1, 10:22 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇫🇮 Finland7.0 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland129.2 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇳🇱 Netherlands174.8 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

Average wholesale price; multi-area countries use a simple area average.

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Sunday, July 12, 2026. Values are normalized to EUR/MWh, exclude supplier tariffs and use a simple price-area average for countries with multiple areas.
RankCountryAvg EUR/MWhLow EUR/MWhHigh EUR/MWhSpread EUR/MWhCheapest 3hMobile summary
1
🇫🇮Finland
7.01.0-25.1-24.113:00-16:002.1 EUR/MWhLow 1.0 · High 25.1High 25.1Low 1.0Low 1.0 · High 25.1
2
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
21.79.8-35.9-26.107:00-10:009.8 EUR/MWhLow 9.8 · High 35.9High 35.9Low 9.8Low 9.8 · High 35.9
3
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
34.31.6-69.6-68.110:00-13:003.7 EUR/MWhLow 1.6 · High 69.6High 69.6Low 1.6Low 1.6 · High 69.6
4
🇪🇪Estonia
47.61.0-147.4-146.313:00-16:002.0 EUR/MWhLow 1.0 · High 147.4High 147.4Low 1.0Low 1.0 · High 147.4
5
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
66.019.6-102.3-82.609:00-12:0037.8 EUR/MWhLow 19.6 · High 102.3High 102.3Low 19.6Low 19.6 · High 102.3
6
🇪🇸Spain
72.5-5.0-153.4-158.412:00-15:00-1.3 EUR/MWhLow -5.0 · High 153.4High 153.4Low -5.0Low -5.0 · High 153.4
7
🇷🇸Serbia
72.62.0-148.1-146.111:00-14:002.7 EUR/MWhLow 2.0 · High 148.1High 148.1Low 2.0Low 2.0 · High 148.1
8
🇳🇱Netherlands
75.0-25.1-149.7-174.812:00-15:00-19.8 EUR/MWhLow -25.1 · High 149.7High 149.7Low -25.1Low -25.1 · High 149.7
9
🇱🇺Luxembourg
75.2-10.7-144.9-155.612:00-15:00-9.3 EUR/MWhLow -10.7 · High 144.9High 144.9Low -10.7Low -10.7 · High 144.9
10
🇧🇪Belgium
78.4-2.8-149.7-152.514:00-17:000.0 EUR/MWhLow -2.8 · High 149.7High 149.7Low -2.8Low -2.8 · High 149.7
11
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
79.1-9.3-160.8-170.112:00-15:00-4.1 EUR/MWhLow -9.3 · High 160.8High 160.8Low -9.3Low -9.3 · High 160.8
12
🇱🇹Lithuania
80.13.2-147.4-144.111:00-14:005.3 EUR/MWhLow 3.2 · High 147.4High 147.4Low 3.2Low 3.2 · High 147.4
13
🇱🇻Latvia
80.13.2-147.4-144.111:00-14:005.3 EUR/MWhLow 3.2 · High 147.4High 147.4Low 3.2Low 3.2 · High 147.4
14
🇨🇿Czechia
80.1-3.6-149.7-153.312:00-15:00-2.8 EUR/MWhLow -3.6 · High 149.7High 149.7Low -3.6Low -3.6 · High 149.7
15
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
80.4-6.8-144.0-150.810:00-13:00-4.4 EUR/MWhLow -6.8 · High 144.0High 144.0Low -6.8Low -6.8 · High 144.0
16
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
81.5-0.2-149.7-149.910:00-13:002.6 EUR/MWhLow -0.2 · High 149.7High 149.7Low -0.2Low -0.2 · High 149.7
17
🇵🇹Portugal
82.3-1.3-153.4-154.712:00-15:00-1.1 EUR/MWhLow -1.3 · High 153.4High 153.4Low -1.3Low -1.3 · High 153.4
18
🇦🇹Austria
82.5-5.9-148.7-154.613:00-16:000.6 EUR/MWhLow -5.9 · High 148.7High 148.7Low -5.9Low -5.9 · High 148.7
19
🇸🇰Slovakia
82.7-1.2-149.7-150.912:00-15:00-1.0 EUR/MWhLow -1.2 · High 149.7High 149.7Low -1.2Low -1.2 · High 149.7
20
🇨🇭Switzerland
83.7-4.0-149.3-153.312:00-15:00-2.2 EUR/MWhLow -4.0 · High 149.3High 149.3Low -4.0Low -4.0 · High 149.3
21
🇫🇷France
84.0-1.4-149.7-151.113:00-16:00-1.1 EUR/MWhLow -1.4 · High 149.7High 149.7Low -1.4Low -1.4 · High 149.7
22
🇲🇰North Macedonia
84.60.2-150.0-149.811:00-14:000.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.2 · High 150.0High 150.0Low 0.2Low 0.2 · High 150.0
23
🇭🇷Croatia
84.9-0.1-149.7-149.810:00-13:000.1 EUR/MWhLow -0.1 · High 149.7High 149.7Low -0.1Low -0.1 · High 149.7
24
🇸🇮Slovenia
85.4-0.1-149.7-149.810:00-13:000.3 EUR/MWhLow -0.1 · High 149.7High 149.7Low -0.1Low -0.1 · High 149.7
25
🇷🇴Romania
86.9-0.2-156.0-156.312:00-15:00-0.1 EUR/MWhLow -0.2 · High 156.0High 156.0Low -0.2Low -0.2 · High 156.0
26
🇦🇱Albania
88.015.0-162.9-147.913:00-16:0016.8 EUR/MWhLow 15.0 · High 162.9High 162.9Low 15.0Low 15.0 · High 162.9
27
🇭🇺Hungary
88.4-0.1-149.7-149.810:00-13:000.0 EUR/MWhLow -0.1 · High 149.7High 149.7Low -0.1Low -0.1 · High 149.7
28
🇵🇱Poland
92.81.9-148.8-146.913:00-16:008.3 EUR/MWhLow 1.9 · High 148.8High 148.8Low 1.9Low 1.9 · High 148.8
29
🇲🇪Montenegro
101.535.4-150.1-114.707:00-10:0053.5 EUR/MWhLow 35.4 · High 150.1High 150.1Low 35.4Low 35.4 · High 150.1
30
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
124.445.0-187.1-142.112:00-15:0071.7 EUR/MWhLow 45.0 · High 187.1High 187.1Low 45.0Low 45.0 · High 187.1
31
🇮🇪Ireland
129.249.7-204.2-154.514:00-17:0052.5 EUR/MWhLow 49.7 · High 204.2High 204.2Low 49.7Low 49.7 · High 204.2

On Sunday, July 12, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Netherlands: 174.8 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-07-12, based on published wholesale reference prices in EUR/MWh.

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Methodology and source caveats

Included
Current wholesale reference markets only. Multi-area countries use a simple price-area average, not a load-weighted national average.
Excluded
Supplier tariffs, consumer estimates, stale data and historical benchmarks.
Sources
ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, CCEE Open Data, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, Elexon BMRS Open Data, PSE Reports API